Met Gala Celebs and the Religious Art They Were Inspired By

This year's Met Gala theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and these celebrities clearly did their research. We asked Anne Higonnet, chair and professor of art history at Barnard College for her take on the religious art found on this year's red carpet, and she shared references for The Pope in The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David (ahem, Rihanna) and the flowing red gown found in Philippe de Champaigne's portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu and worn by Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Amber Heard, and more. Ahead, see all the religious iconography that celebs used as inspiration for their big night.